All known gate skips

Ferryman Skip

Discovered by: unknown

Discovery Date: unknown

Location: The Plains 2, near Ferryman's House

In this gate skip, you place two pots on the platform and jump to the other edge. Alternatively, you can use one pot and perform a triple jump, or do it potless with an ultra triple jump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5fJGWsVJIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10Y7c9uBv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zPs1wIeSi4

Forgotten Keep (1st gate) Skip

Discovered by: Onion Soup

Discovery Date: May 23, 2022

Location: Forgotten Keep, first gate

In this gate skip, you place two pots in a specific position, jump behind them, take the top pot, and place it in another location. This method is not viable for speedruns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kyZnz_Pdq4

Forgotten Keep (2nd gate) Skip

Discovered by: laupig

Discovery Date: June 5, 2022

Location: Forgotten Keep, second gate

In this gate skip, you place a specific pot on the wall and intentionally fall into the void to respawn between the pot and the wall. From there, you can jump through the wall to bypass the gate. However, it's important to note that this method is not viable for speedruns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDJ5j-n68pY

Forgotten Keep Skip/Chest Clip

Discovered by: DrGrumble

Discovery Date: August 29, 2017

Location: Forgotten Keep 1, last gate

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In this gate skip, you place one pot in front of the chest, then put another one on top of it. Next, grab the first pot and go behind the chest, placing it there to clip through the wall. Alternatively, you can use only one pot by performing a precise jump to get into the right position.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10Y7c9uBv0

Chamber of the Mageblade Skip

Discovered by: yes

Discovery Date: May 19, 2021

Location: Chamber of the Mageblade

 this gate skip, you perform a glitch clled "box bug" to make the box go to the gate and stop the box before it reaches the gate and then use a bomb to c​lip through

https://youtu.be/7is_JBmdwfo?si=8q4rn5VpcAb2Zi0m

​Guard Tower Skip

Discovered by: Dr. Grumble

Discovery Date: August 29, 2017

Location: Western Guard Tower, above the gate

In this gate skip, you run against the wall until you clip through it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIIYwtbNe24

Purplemoor Crypt Skip

Discovered by: KuroiNekoKyoko

Discovery Date: Before July 13, 2020

Location: Purplemoor Crypt, under the fire trap

In this gate skip, you run against the wall until you clip through it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2WIW5KotRE

Fiery Dephts Skip

Discovered by: Dr Grumble/Tacotastrophe

Discoveery Date: February 18, 2021

Location: Fiery Dephts 1, above the gate

In this gate skip, you run and slash until you clip through it. This skip is not speedrun viable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7mEsvQbMtg

Chamber of Flame Skip/Statue skip

Discovered by: Minicatfish

Discovery Date: January 8, 2019

Location: Chamber of Flame, at the statue

In this gate skip, you lower the statue to a certain height and jump in, clipping through it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSmYrArAET8?si=kb5JUTqReMjx2cJn

Snowy Slopes Skip

Discovered by: Antimony

Discovery Date: february 20, 2019

Location: Snowy Slopes

In this gate skip, after giving the golden boulder to the dude, you go to the portal and quit to the menu. When you reappear, you'll still have the boulder. Place the boulder at the gate and use a bomb to clip through it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqWeHQBQWhg

Chill Skip/Frozen Temple Skip

Discoverd by: laupig

Discovery date: december 20, 2022

Location: Frozen temple, in the ice block plataform

In this gate skip, you set your spawn point on the platform and then intentionally fall into the void. You will respawn inside the ice thing, allowing you to jump through.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBFb9Cla4SA

World's End Keep Skip

Discovered by: Antimony

Discovery Date: March 3, 2019

Location: W.E.K, behind the second treasure

In this gate skip, you jump behind the chest and place a bomb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10Y7c9uBv0

How to framecount a Swordigo Speedrun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQCULjtgByAhttps://youtu.be/kQCULjtgByA

How to obtain Coin Doubler and how to turn it on/off

If you did not get the game early enough (in the case of iOS: prior to version 1.4), you might see ads in your game. People who did own the game in the early days received an ad free experience and a Coin Doubler as a reward after ads were added to the game. People who didn't, need to pay money in order to get rid of the ads (read the part at the very bottom if you're using iOS). One of the options in the Store is to get the Coin Doubler on top of that. The Coin Doubler is an obvious advantage for most speedrunning categories which is why most categories on the leaderboards are divided into the subcategories "With CD" and "Without CD". In other categories where the Coin Doubler doesn't lead to any noticeable advantage, there is no such division.

If you own the Coin Doubler and you haven't figured out how to turn it off/on: You can do that by clicking the switch in the top right corner of your inventory. Lastly, at least on iOS, there is a workaround to see no ads even without buying anything. If you go to your Settings and select Swordigo, you can turn off the option "Mobile Data" and then exit your Wi-Fi. No ads will be present as long as you are on mobile data. However, please keep in mind that the developers from Touch Foo are only two individual game developers and that you can support them by paying for an ad-free experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUzN0OrKzR0https://youtu.be/JUzN0OrKzR0

Key% route for 14 Keys

**Edit: Please be aware that Key% has been archived due to no activity. It will be unarchived when a run of that category is submitted. If you want to submit such a run, just submit your run to a different category and add a comment like "Submitted as Any%. Please unarchive low% and put the run there." so that the Leaderboard Mods know what to do.**



This guide provides and explains a route for the misc. category "Key%". By following this route, the game can be beaten with 14 remaining keys.

Please be aware that all older versions of this game that allow you to purchase keys are BANNED. There are however, more game and category rules. Those can be found on the "Key%" leaderboards: https://www.speedrun.com/swordigo?h=Key-with-cd&x=vdog4jv2-2lgywwel.1924mj8q

This link leads to a resource providing (LiveSplit) splits which are optimised for the route explained in this guide: https://www.speedrun.com/swordigo/resources/as7lz

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# Route

### Ferryman Skip

Don't pick up Ferryman's Key just yet. You don't want to have any keys when you perform the first gate skip in Forgotten Keep as it would make things much more difficult.

Instead, you want to make your way past the river right away. There are different approaches to this:

2 pots (easy, slowest)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5fJGWsVJIs?t=31

Potless (easy, slower)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lewmZG-W_FEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lewmZG-W_FE?si=jaSadz3mXeU4dG_W

Potless (hard, faster)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zPs1wIeSi4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zPs1wIeSi4?si=DmJQGuOPTOmtRjFd

*You should have 0 keys now.*

### Forgotten Keep: 1st Gate Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kyZnz_Pdq4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kyZnz_Pdq4?si=HvRswFszTkdbYsKH

*You should have 0 keys now.*

### Forgotten Keep: Collect 2nd Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/3/3a/Key_-_Treasure_-_First.png

*You should have 1 key now.*

### Forgotten Keep: Open 2nd Gate

*You should have 0 keys now.*

### Forgotten Keep: Collect 3rd Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/9/9d/Key_-_Treasure_-_Second.png

*You should have 1 key now.*

### Forgotten Keep: 3rd Gate Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA-tiYbBX9Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA-tiYbBX9U?si=_kJ34rRRI1h8C_MO

*You should have 1 key now.*

### Chamber of the Mageblade: Collect Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/e/e6/Key_-_Treasure_-_Third.png

*You should have 2 keys now.*

### Chamber of the Mageblade: Gate Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQREYTKHi5Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQREYTKHi5A?si=ksMDcMuZiDuLmG27

*You should have 2 keys now.*

### Collect Ferryman's Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/b/be/Key_-_First.png

*You should have 3 keys now.*

### Collect Krymil's Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/c/c1/Key_-_Forgotten_Keep_first.png

*You should have 4 keys now.*

### Collect Guards Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/3/31/Key_-_knights.png

*You should have 5 keys now.*

### Open Sewers Gate

It's the gate that leads to the sewers.

*You should have 4 keys now.*

### Collect 1st Mage's Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/2/29/Key_-_City_of_Florennum_upper_part.png

*You should have 5 keys now.*

### Open West Tower Gate

It's the gate that leads to the Western Guard Tower.

*You should have 4 keys now.*

### Collect Western Guard Tower Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/9/9f/Key_-_Western_Guard_Tower.png

*You should have 5 keys now.*

### Magus Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIIYwtbNe24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIIYwtbNe24?si=BaqlPtNPcFoGN5PG

*You should have 5 keys now.*

### Collect Dungeon Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/d/d7/Key_-_Dungeon_of_Florennum.png

*You should have 6 keys now.*

### Left Tower Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzXgqWBg-XAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzXgqWBg-XA?si=SKFXYTgkrLKieZxa

*You should have 6 keys now.*

### Fiery Depths: Collect 1st Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/5/58/Key_-_Fiery_Depths_01.png

*You should have 7 keys now.*

### Fiery Depths: 1st Gate Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7mEsvQbMtghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7mEsvQbMtg?si=xD2O2cGvO9xPB6If

*You should have 7 keys now.*

### Fiery Depths: Collect 2nd Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/c/c2/Key_-_Fiery_Depths_02.png

*You should have 8 keys now.*

### Fiery Depths: Statue Gate Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSmYrArAET8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSmYrArAET8?si=UA7KTt5cLgIgIi0M

*You should have 8 keys now.*

### Collect Snowy Slopes Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/7/75/Key_-_Snowy_Slopes_01.png

*You should have 9 keys now.*

### Snowy Slopes Gate Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7UzJA80QLchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7UzJA80QLc?si=NrO-DAPvVRP9YLer

*You should have 9 keys now.*

### Frozen Temple: Collect 1st Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/d/db/Key_-_Frozen_Temple_01.png

*You should have 10 keys now.*

### Chill Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZaCntDxk8Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZaCntDxk8M?si=5LbgWvyciFFgAgfe

*You should have 10 keys now.*

### Frozen Temple: Collect 2nd Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/0/08/Key_-_Frozen_Temple_02.png

*You should have 11 keys now.*

### Frozen Temple: Open 2nd Gate

*You should have 10 keys now.*

### Collect Lesser Corruptor Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/4/42/Key_-_Frozen_Temple_03.png

*You should have 11 keys now.*

Right after collecting the key, go back to the first portal in the Great Caves.

### Purplemoor Keys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozba-WRJg8chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozba-WRJg8c?si=8kAksr67ZERDKiEo

*You should have 13 keys now.*

### World's End Keep: Collect the first two keys and open the first two gates

Key 1: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/e/e7/Key_-_World%27s_End_Keep_01.png

Key 2: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/2/22/Key_-_World%27s_End_Keep_02.png

*You should have 13 keys now.*

### World's End Keep: Collect 3rd Key

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/8/82/Key_-_World%27s_End_Keep_03.png

*You should have 14 keys now.*

### World's End Keep: Skip 3rd Gate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-432DDEMe8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-432DDEMe8?si=LyFG6evIwnIz9rpI

*You should have 14 keys now.*

### World's End Keep: Collect 4th Key and open 4th Gate

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/1/19/Key_-_World%27s_End_Keep_04.png

*You should have 14 keys now.*

### Collect Bishop's Key and open the last Gate

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swordigo/images/e/e9/Key_-_World%27s_End_Keep_05.png

The last gate is the one that leads to The Lair of Death. You can beat the game now.

*You should have 14 keys now!*

Tutorial: Installing Swordigo mods, Refresh Mod or Challenges Mod

If you're looking to speedrun with these mods, then it's a must know how to install these modifications created by **[SwordigoPlus](https://swordigoplus.cf)**.

This guide will provide information about how you can get and install, step by step, the **[SwordigoPlus mods](https://swordigoplus.cf)**:

1. Get the **[SwordigoPlus](https://swordigoplus.cf)** app from our **[official website](https://swordigoplus.cf)**, ----** [click here](https://swordigoplus.cf/app)**.
2. Install the app on your Android device.
3. Select the desired module to install, **[challenge](https://swordigoplus.cf/challenges)** or the **[Refresh Mod](https://swordigoplus.cf/refresh)**.
4. Install the module.
5. Enjoy!

If you require help, we invite you to check the available options for contacting us on our **[official website](https://swordigoplus.cf/contact)**.

Up to first shard experience route (Bomb skip)

This is a level 3 before first boss expanded experience chart for the ‘Up to first shard’ route that uses the bomb skip which skips the charger and which makes the required amount of experience gained before entering forgotten keep 388 instead of the 344 it was at if you didn’t use ‘bomb skip’.

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1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (11/120)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (22/120)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (33/120)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (44/120)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (55/120)

1 Level 2 Bush beetle +11 exp (66/120)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (77/120)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (88/120)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (99/120)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (110/120)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +11 exp (121/120)

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Level up 1>2: upgrade magic

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1 Level 2 Grasswalker +10 exp (131/312)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +10 exp (141/312)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +10 exp (151/312)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +10 exp (161/312)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +10 exp (171/312)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +10 exp (181/312)

1 Level 2 Bush beetle +10 exp (191/312)

1 Level 2 Bush beetle +10 exp (201/312)

1 Sack of experience +64 exp (265/312)

1 Level 2 Bush beetle +10 exp (275/312)

1 Level 2 Bush beetle +10 exp (285/312)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +10 exp (295/312)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +10 exp (305/312)

1 Level 2 Grasswalker +10 exp (315/312)

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Level up 2>3: upgrade magic

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1 Level 2 Beetle +8 exp (323/648)

1 Level 3 Beetle +12 exp (335/648)

1 Level 3 Beetle +12 exp (347/648)

1 Level 3 Beetle +12 exp (359/648)

1 Level 4 Snapper +15 exp (374/648)

1 Level 4 Snapper +15 exp (389/648)

1 Sack of experience +112 exp (501/648)

1 Level 5 Tainted knight +44 exp (545/648)

1 Level ?? Boss +104 exp (649/648)

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Level up 3>4: upgrade magic

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1 Level ?? Corruptor

Up to first shard experience route (Normal route)

This updated experience chart outlines the possible route, which offers greater precision compared to just wasting time on every enemy, While the enemies listed below are examples, as a player you have the flexibility to swap some of them out for others. However, make sure to enter Forgotten Keep with at least 344 experience.




**Level 1 to Level 2:**

* Level 1 Grasswalker: +7 exp (Total: 7/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 18/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 29/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 40/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 51/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 62/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Bush Beetle: +11 exp (Total: 73/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 84/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 95/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 106/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 117/120 experience needed for Level 2)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +11 exp (Total: 128/120 experience needed for Level 2)




**Level up 1>2: Upgrade Magic**

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +10 exp (Total: 138/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +10 exp (Total: 148/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +10 exp (Total: 158/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +10 exp (Total: 168/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +10 exp (Total: 178/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +10 exp (Total: 188/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Bush Beetle: +10 exp (Total: 198/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Bush Beetle: +10 exp (Total: 208/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Sack of Experience: +64 exp (Total: 272/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Bush Beetle: +10 exp (Total: 282/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +10 exp (Total: 292/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Grasswalker: +10 exp (Total: 302/312 experience needed for Level 3)

* Level 2 Bush Beetle: +10 exp (Total: 312/312 experience needed for Level 3)




**Level up 2>3: Upgrade Magic**

* Level 2 Beetle: +8 exp (Total: 320/648 experience needed for Level 4)

* Level 3 Beetle: +12 exp (Total: 332/648 experience needed for Level 4)

* Level 3 Beetle: +12 exp (Total: 344/648 experience needed for Level 4)

* Sack of Experience: +112 exp (Total: 456/648 experience needed for Level 4)

* Level 5 Charger: +44 exp (Total: 500/648 experience needed for Level 4)

* Level 5 Tainted Knight: +44 exp (Total: 544/648 experience needed for Level 4)

* Level ?? Boss: +104 exp (Total: 648/648 experience needed for Level 4)




**Level up 3>4: Upgrade Magic**




* Level ?? Corruptor: +99 exp (Total: 747/1096 needed for Level 5)

YouTube playlist with Speedrunning Tricks and Skips in Swordigo

The following playlist contains tricks and skips for Swordigo Speedruns as well as a few random clips about the game. More general techniques that are useful in multiple areas are found at the top. After that, the remaining videos are ordered based on where they appear in the game. Please be aware that not all of these tricks are useful for all Speedrunning categories and that some require NG+. ‎If you want me to include more videos, you can ask me here or on Discord (@zarcatus).

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtJErD79q5izms9j-CnetQBnKvQHThU57&si=2cl4ijt3mRgRG5Sb



However, other people have created playlists too:

1. "Swordigo Tricks & Glitches" by KuroiNekoSophie: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNMjcbr6BWCKeyX2IKW5FvXl_Jl7aRS64 You will find a magnitude of videos in this playlist, organized based on where they appear in the game.

2. "Swordigo glitches, guides, and speedruns" by Doctor Grumble: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOFNO2IbBjDAg1T__8hO_mECXEdBR4HRO This playlist features the highest quality videos about Swordigo but many are not too helpful for Swordigo Speedruns.

3. "Tech/glitches" by Tacotastrophe: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6aRTVh34C1kkC4tB-CRFyoW723h-BWBr This playlist contains some techniques not found anywhere else, but it is unordered.

Zarcatus

Tacotastrophe

Ryyc4do

ItsGamingTube

Swordigo

Cairnwood Village Exit

World's End Keep

Android

h1karu

BsalahMoncef

Lobiinho

Any%

100%

With CD

Without CD

Unrestricted

Glitchless

30:00

40:00

Scavenger

Beam Me Up Scotty 

 	Angry Bats

Blast a Bat

Gold Digger

 	The Destroyer 

 	The Gardener

 	Reckless Shooting

Bomb a Bat

 	Mishandling Explosives

Pancake Time

Animated Earth

 	Lost Sword 

The Undead

Law and Justice 

Like a Ninja

Duel 

Another Entrance

Lord of The Undead 

 	Too Fast 

Treasure Hunter

Deadly Mage 

Too Rich

Open Sesame

Indiana Jones

 	Shattered Blade

The Explorer

Master of Order

Refresh Mod

8 Keys

7 Keys

6 Keys

5 Keys

4 Keys

3 Keys

2 Keys

1 Key

10 Keys

Limited Hit Category

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Whether or not Coin Doubler was used for this run.

Coin Doubler

Glitch Restriction (All Bosses)

RTA time

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Was MOC Instakill glitch used for this run?

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First Achievement

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Whether or not coin doubler was used for this run

Hello everyone, the leaderboards are functioning and is back to normal, props to Zarcatus ​and Sapphire restoring everything back to its original form.

Name	Author
All known gate skips	Ryyc4do 1 year ago
How to framecount a Swordigo Speedrun	Zarcatus 1 year ago
How to obtain Coin Doubler and how to turn it on/off	Zarcatus 1 year ago
Key% route for 14 Keys	Zarcatus 1 year ago
Tutorial: Installing Swordigo mods, Refresh Mod or Challenges Mod	ItsGamingTube 1 year ago
Up to first shard experience route (Bomb skip)	Tacotastrophe 1 year ago
Up to first shard experience route (Normal route)	Tacotastrophe 1 year ago
YouTube playlist with Speedrunning Tricks and Skips in Swordigo	Zarcatus 1 year ago